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The Blood Witch Easter Preview Release Drive - April 4
11 years ago
Announcing a special holiday treat!
Every day from now until Easter Sunday I will be posting an excerpt from my upcoming novel, The Blood Witch, right up until April 18, when I will be releasing a preview version of the first few chapters of the work (which won't include some of the excerpts I will be posting; some of those occur much later in the book). After that, I may consider releasing additional pieces of following chapters one by one every week until a certain predetermined chapter limit is reached (so I don't just give the entire book away for free), but only if demand is so high that folks are scrambling for it.
But more than simply sharing a taste of things to come, I encourage all my readers and fans to retweet the excerpts - or at least, a link back to the journal containing the excerpt - and/or to repost them on Facebook, Myspace, Livejournal, blogs, FA and DA journal notes, writing and reading enthusiast forums... anyplace you can get a foothold in. Just spread the word. Together, let's get the hype out there before it even ever goes to print.
And more to the point, let's get eyeballs on my page and drive some interest in my work. =)
They say it's the golden age of social media, so let's take this thing and make it trend. I've never gotten around to making a Twitter account myself - and I tend to avoid Facebook and Myspace - but I know many of you do, and your help would be so greatly appreciated. Together, let's make this thing a hit before it's even ever released.
Well... assuming it's worthy, anyway.
But enough modesty... on to today's part of the story:
Sighing, Rowan is the first to step forward, heading towards the direct center, where they scooped up her dead body, and where he kneels, feeling at the cold stone floor with his palm... wondering for a moment if her spirit still haunts this place. Having followed him forward, Larenna reaches out with her senses as she notices his change in expression, and feels at his dull apprehension... wondering what could be bothering him as she asks in a quiet voice, “Something wrong?”
He glances up at her, then stands as he shakes his head, a bashful, open–mouthed smirk on his face. “Oh, no... nothing.”
He then looks up and studies the atrium around them, noting its barren walls and the sunlight streaming in through tall windows all along its length; shrugging his shoulders briefly as he adds, “Just wondering if her ghost still wanders this place.”
“You believe in ghosts?” Garam bemusedly asks, stepping close to him and crossing his arms, tilting his head sideways with curiosity.
Rowan turns the smirk on him then, its curl turning sarcastic as he asks in reply, “Would it not be possible for a soul to get trapped here on the way to the afterlife?”
Garam glances at Larenna, who returns it with a shrug and a slight frown, then looks back at Rowan as he blinks, shrugging. “Hey, you're the philosopher here.”
Rowan shakes his head, his response wordless and sardonic in tone, then takes a deep breath as he refocuses himself on their purpose, glancing around at the barren room before turning his gaze back on the other two. “Well, we'll find nothing here. The library was on the other side, I think.”
He points to a door connecting to the inside of the atrium, which Larenna looks out of before glancing back and nodding, dutifully following as Rowan leads the way, the three of them soon emerging into a wide main hall connecting the atrium with a number of inner chambers... residencies for the priesthood that once occupied this chapel, study and meditation chambers, and, yes, the library on the other end of the hall, its door across from another that would lead back into the main worship chamber.
Wondering what exactly it is they should be looking for – and how they'll ever find it – Rowan finds himself stifling a shrug... it's almost as if he walks across a grave, a cold feeling running through him in a stifled shiver. He can't tell if it's a premonition of something awful to come, or if it's simply remembered apprehension... his last memory of this place being one of frantic purpose.
And – most of all – not being able to be exactly sure that a ghost isn't wandering these halls. The shiver tries to return, and he stifles it away again... “Steady, Rowan... steady.”
The Blood Witch is copyright © 2014 KL Sanchez. Second revision, 2014.
Content of released previews & excerpts is subject to change in future and final release versions.
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April 9
April 10
April 11
April 12
April 13
April 14
April 15
April 16
April 17
April 18
April 19
The Blood Witch Preview Release.
Every day from now until Easter Sunday I will be posting an excerpt from my upcoming novel, The Blood Witch, right up until April 18, when I will be releasing a preview version of the first few chapters of the work (which won't include some of the excerpts I will be posting; some of those occur much later in the book). After that, I may consider releasing additional pieces of following chapters one by one every week until a certain predetermined chapter limit is reached (so I don't just give the entire book away for free), but only if demand is so high that folks are scrambling for it.
But more than simply sharing a taste of things to come, I encourage all my readers and fans to retweet the excerpts - or at least, a link back to the journal containing the excerpt - and/or to repost them on Facebook, Myspace, Livejournal, blogs, FA and DA journal notes, writing and reading enthusiast forums... anyplace you can get a foothold in. Just spread the word. Together, let's get the hype out there before it even ever goes to print.
And more to the point, let's get eyeballs on my page and drive some interest in my work. =)
They say it's the golden age of social media, so let's take this thing and make it trend. I've never gotten around to making a Twitter account myself - and I tend to avoid Facebook and Myspace - but I know many of you do, and your help would be so greatly appreciated. Together, let's make this thing a hit before it's even ever released.
Well... assuming it's worthy, anyway.
But enough modesty... on to today's part of the story:
Sighing, Rowan is the first to step forward, heading towards the direct center, where they scooped up her dead body, and where he kneels, feeling at the cold stone floor with his palm... wondering for a moment if her spirit still haunts this place. Having followed him forward, Larenna reaches out with her senses as she notices his change in expression, and feels at his dull apprehension... wondering what could be bothering him as she asks in a quiet voice, “Something wrong?”
He glances up at her, then stands as he shakes his head, a bashful, open–mouthed smirk on his face. “Oh, no... nothing.”
He then looks up and studies the atrium around them, noting its barren walls and the sunlight streaming in through tall windows all along its length; shrugging his shoulders briefly as he adds, “Just wondering if her ghost still wanders this place.”
“You believe in ghosts?” Garam bemusedly asks, stepping close to him and crossing his arms, tilting his head sideways with curiosity.
Rowan turns the smirk on him then, its curl turning sarcastic as he asks in reply, “Would it not be possible for a soul to get trapped here on the way to the afterlife?”
Garam glances at Larenna, who returns it with a shrug and a slight frown, then looks back at Rowan as he blinks, shrugging. “Hey, you're the philosopher here.”
Rowan shakes his head, his response wordless and sardonic in tone, then takes a deep breath as he refocuses himself on their purpose, glancing around at the barren room before turning his gaze back on the other two. “Well, we'll find nothing here. The library was on the other side, I think.”
He points to a door connecting to the inside of the atrium, which Larenna looks out of before glancing back and nodding, dutifully following as Rowan leads the way, the three of them soon emerging into a wide main hall connecting the atrium with a number of inner chambers... residencies for the priesthood that once occupied this chapel, study and meditation chambers, and, yes, the library on the other end of the hall, its door across from another that would lead back into the main worship chamber.
Wondering what exactly it is they should be looking for – and how they'll ever find it – Rowan finds himself stifling a shrug... it's almost as if he walks across a grave, a cold feeling running through him in a stifled shiver. He can't tell if it's a premonition of something awful to come, or if it's simply remembered apprehension... his last memory of this place being one of frantic purpose.
And – most of all – not being able to be exactly sure that a ghost isn't wandering these halls. The shiver tries to return, and he stifles it away again... “Steady, Rowan... steady.”
The Blood Witch is copyright © 2014 KL Sanchez. Second revision, 2014.
Content of released previews & excerpts is subject to change in future and final release versions.
April 1
April 2
April 3
April 4
April 5
April 6
April 7
April 8
April 9
April 10
April 11
April 12
April 13
April 14
April 15
April 16
April 17
April 18
April 19
The Blood Witch Preview Release.
